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1997 Navy

7–⁠4, coached by Charlie Weatherbie.

Schedule and results

Navy in 1997, game by game: lost at San Diego State 31–45; won vs. Rutgers 36–7; won at SMU 46–16; lost at Duke 17–26; lost vs. No. 19 Air Force 7–10; won vs. VMI 42–7; lost at Notre Dame 17–21; won vs. Temple 49–17; won vs. Colgate 52–24; won vs. Kent State 62–29; won vs. Army 39–7+35−14Lost 31–45 at San Diego State-14San Diego StateWon 36–7 vs. Rutgers+29RutgersWon 46–16 at SMU+30SMULost 17–26 at Duke-9DukeLost 7–10 vs. No. 19 Air Force-3No. 19 Air ForceWon 42–7 vs. VMI+35VMILost 17–21 at Notre Dame-4Notre DameWon 49–17 vs. Temple+32TempleWon 52–24 vs. Colgate+28ColgateWon 62–29 vs. Kent State+33Kent StateWon 39–7 vs. Army+32Army
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atSan Diego StateL 31–⁠4539%
Sep 13vsRutgersW 36–⁠776%
Sep 20atSMUW 46–⁠1651%
Sep 27atDukeL 17–⁠2671%
Oct 11vs19Air ForceL 7–⁠1041%
Oct 18vsVMIW 42–⁠784%
Nov 1atNotre DameL 17–⁠2138%
Nov 8vsTempleW 49–⁠1776%
Nov 15vsColgateW 52–⁠2487%
Nov 22vsKent StateW 62–⁠2986%
Dec 6vsArmyW 39–⁠766%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Army 39–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 139 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠209
Coach
Charlie Weatherbie
Elo
1564 +35 this season
SP+ rating
4.4 No. 51 of 112; offense No. 43, defense No. 67
SRS
5.9 No. 38 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Ken Niumatalolo
Defensive coordinator
Dick Bumpas
Captains
Chris McCoy and Gervy Alota
Most valuable player
Michael Ogden
Offense
Triple option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5